IUPAC Polymer competition

IUPAC Polymer Division

Subcommittee on Polymer Education & Chemistry Education Committeee

Polymer video

competition

Launch date : 21st of August 2023

The Polymer Education Subcommittee (SPEd) invites YOU to be part of our the Polymer educational series on the IUPAC's YouTube Channel!

We are looking for:

NEW

CREATIVE

EDUCATIONAL

ORIGINAL

content related to polymer topics in video format.

The competition is open to all educational levels, individuals or groups. So, help us share our love for Polymer Chemistry with your creative and fun videos!

All submissions are welcome as long as they are follow our competition guidelines.

Eligibility

(groups up to 3 people and a tutor/teacher to supervise)

POSTGRADSand ECRs*

Postgraduates = Masters' and PhDsERCs – within 10 years after their PhD

UNDERGRADUATEstudents

(up to 2 people: 2 students or a student and a tutor/teacher)

(up to 2 people: 2 students or a student and a tutor/teacher)

MONOMER

GROUP 1

POLYMER

GROUP 3

MACROMOLECULE

GROUP 2

High-schoolstudents

The content of the video(s) you create will depend on the age/education group you belong to and must be focused on the following topics :

MONOMER

MACROMOLECULE

GROUP 1

GROUP 2

POLYMER

GROUP 3

• Advanced polymer concepts*

• Polymer experiments
• Polymer nomenclature*

• Basic polymer concepts*
• Polymer history
• Polymer experiments

*See list of concepts and source documents to help you !

For example

History, applications & research

Nomenclature & concepts

Experiments

Demonstrate and explain a polymer-related experiment that you can do at home or one you carry out in the laboratory (remember, safety first!)

Explain through a video a polymer-related concept or some nomenclature rules from the list provided.

Tell us about an interesting polymer-discovery or an application or what your polymer research project is about!

The video must have a maximum duration of 3 minutes

The videos will be judged according to the following criteria:

• scientific content
• artistic/technical quality
• creativity & originality
• impact

The videos can be in any language, however subtitles in English must be included.

For more details on the format, submission and evaluation see the links at the end.

How to take part

Get a TEAM together orget yourself motivated!

READ the detailed guidelines and dowload all the supporting documents

Upload & SHARE the video on the platform of your choice

Complete and SUBMIT your registration

Get brainstorming and CREATE your video!

CHOOSE a category & video theme

For the winners

There will be 9 winning entries in total. The selected videos will be showcased in the IUPAC's official YouTube channel in the "Polymer Educational series". We will also be giving out the following:

POLYMER

GROUP 3

MACROMOLECULE

GROUP 2

MONOMER

GROUP 1

Individual certificates and IUPAC chemistry goodies

Individual certificates and IUPAC chemistry goodies

An invitation as a Young Observer for an IUPAC world congress or MACRO conference 1000 USD travel fund.

Individual certificates and IUPAC chemistry goodies

An invitation as a Young Observer for an an IUPAC world congress or MACRO conference 1000 USD travel fund.

Invitation for a virtual presentation at an IUPAC Polymer division meeting

*All other video entries will receive electronic participation certificates.

Judging panel

Guido Raos

Yvonne Choo

Fun Man Fung

Marloes Peeters

Senior LecturerNewcastle University UNITED KINGDOM

Assistant ProfessorXiamen University MALAYSIA

ProfessorPolitecnico di Milano ITALY

LecturerNational University of Singapore SINGAPORE

For more detailed information and help on how to make your videos, we have prepared a list of supporting documents & useful links that you can find on our project webpage:

Competition rules and guidelines

List of frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Licence-free resources and applications

IUPAC concepts and source documents

Submission form

Let's all teach the world more about polymers!

https://iupac.org/project/2022-003-2-400/

Keep an eye out for updates on our social media accounts and webpage!

@IUPACPolymer